It's that time of year when reporters, bloggers and companies take out their crystal ball to predict trends for 2008. As PR has the opportunity to manage social media relationships, then how do you balance and measure the impact of "long tail" relations will be key in 2008. . Tom Pick of Web Market Central also provided me with his predictions for 2008. del.icio.us MORE

Social media networks and blogs consume nearly 25% of people’s time online. The number of people who are visiting social media sites has increased by 24% over the last year. The average visitor spends 66% more time on these sites than they did a year ago. Americans spent nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs in 2010, up from 15.8 MORE

Home Â» Blog. By leelefever on June 10, 2008 - 9:20am. Web Site - Were fans of content management platforms like Drupal , Wordpress , etc. We only know basic html, so when were working with designers on a new Common Craft site, we make easy, lightweight management a big priority. Our web site, our videos, our photos are all on. hi love this site. blogging. MORE

briefly met Susan at the Blogger Social but didn't fully realize that this was the same person behind the Boobs On Ice blog, which chronicles her experiences and recovery. Now this has inspired a flickr group and a rumored site. Yet, the true power doesn't lie in the applications we use - blogs, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. The catch? Anyone Cam, where is it? MORE

Tuesday, August 5, 2008. Tony and Michelles comment on my blog about "simplifying" a framework to make it accessible reminded me of the comments members of a group of researchers I belong to are always saying about my models/frameworks: They are very complex. Subscribe to this blog. Blog Archive. ▼ 2008. (60). How did I get here (blogging). Posts. MORE

This week I found a new site that you can use to compare how you're company is doing on the blogosphere versus your competition. liked this site because it graphically represented the trends on a timeline and allows you to drill into them to see the actual blog posts. PS - a new source to look out for when tracking your brand is Linkedin. What are the trends? Chad H. MORE

Blogging Stats. 34% of Fortune 500 companies now maintain active blogs – the largest share since 2008. Each month, 329 million people read blogs. 37% of marketers say blogs are the most valuable content type for marketing. 17% of marketers plan to increase blogging efforts this year. Blogging increases web traffic by 55% for brands. Iconsive ). MORE

The Bamboo Project Blog. The Power of Blogging ISNT Just in Reading Them. RANT ALERT! ) In a few weeks were going to be looking at blogs in the Work Literacy course. As we think about that module and the fact that for most people, their primary interaction with blogs is to read them, Im growing impatient with this idea from a learning perspective. Week 3-- Blogs. MORE

Which social media sites are the most valuable? Where can you find free tools to help monitor buzz about your company across blogs, Twitter on online forums? Read on to discover all of this and more in some of the best blog posts and articles on social media and Web 2.0 so far in 2008. Some rankings are surprising ( Webkinz is worth more than LinkedIn ?), MORE

Make Your LinkedIn Profile Work for You. May 19, 2008. LinkedIn is a professional network built around one’s employment capabilities. People who use LinkedIn expertly, like Christopher S. Here are some thoughts on amping up your LinkedIn presence. The first horror show I see when reading other people’s LinkedIn profiles is that they’re written completely dry, as if robots are the only thing that will read them. LinkedIn has an official opinion on connecting up with others. Comment by HjÃ¶rtur SmÃ¡rason on May 19, 2008 @ 7:13 am. MORE

November 11, 2008 in Case Studies | Permalink. WriteSpark Blog Feeds. Writer on LinkedIn. All content on this blog is Copyright (c) 2007-current year by Janice King/WriteSpark, except as noted. Disclosure: I have an affiliate relationship with some of the suppliers and products mentioned on this blog. WriteSpark Tech Marcom Insights. Case Studies. Sales Materials. MORE

With blogs, websites, videos, social media and a host of other options available as promotional avenues, the prospect of beginning the actual marketing part of content marketing can seem…daunting to say the least. Blogs are an offshoot of your website, yet they deserve a mention of their own. Check out the Harvard Student Blog for example. Put it on LinkedIn in. Geyer). MORE

And is much quicker than drafting a blog post from scratch =). did forward me this description of how they leveraged Facebook to drive students to an online animation school ( [link] : Animation Mentor, an online animation school, is perfect for Facebook because it has tons of great content (video, events, pictures), a strong (current) student presence on the site, and our target customers (potential students) use the site regularly. Finally, we promoted the page off of Facebook using an Animation blog. . Summary: Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. â€. . MORE

» Technology PR Sessions at 2008 PRSA Conference. Several sessions at the 2008 PRSA conference, scheduled for October 25-28 in Detroit, look particularly relevant for those of us involved in PR for technology products and services: "Word of mouth" marketing and many social media sessions. Learn more about the 2008 PRSA conference. WriteSpark Blog Feeds. MORE

With that said, today I’m going to get a little meta on you – but with a purpose. I want to share a list of tactics and approaches I’ve used/experimented with at this blog to attract from 40,000-250,000 organic visitors monthly and more than 8,500 RSS/email readers. This is in the hopes of inspiring some new ideas to help your blog or your client’s blog. 1. MORE

Harry Hoover at the THINKing blog recently asked his readers this question and posted some of the responses. While clearly not a statistical sampling, LinkedIn and Facebook were mentioned prominently by nearly all respondents. This is based on the past 12 months worth of traffic data for this blog and for the WebMarketCentral marketing portal site. MORE

Because of this many of them have appeared on my blog either in summary format or in a live podcast (I never pass up the chance to chase one of these guys down for a quick chat). This year I am going to do it again but I will be Moblogging and Microblogging right there from the site. find ideas hit me as I listen to each speaker and I want to get these out to you as fast as possible. MORE

How can small businesses cost-effectively add sophisticated capabilities like custom search and social networking features to their sites? Learn the answers to these questions and more in some of the best blog posts and articles on website design published so far in 2008. Why do some websites fail to achieve objectives? How can you whip an underperforming website into shape? MORE

Some are using twitter and LinkedIn , and some have great staff members who are passing the value up the chain. Don't just throw your logo out and send a promotion, use Whitepapers, use Webinars, publish an informative blog, bring value. Great place to use twitter to share valuable information or LinkedIn Answers. Some will list these organizations in their LinkedIn profile. MORE

This is certainly understandable, given all of the projects on their plates on a daily basis -- from setting up workflows , to analyzing blog metrics , to creating premier content. To get a glimpse of just what kinds of popular marketing groups -- and even niche communities within marketing, like blogging and social -- there are on the social media site, check out our list below. MORE

Written by Josh Catone / March 4, 2008 8:06 PM. / 26 Comments. It allows users to easily keep track of news from multiple web sites because updates are delivered directly to them. Blastfeeds keyword filters can also be used to remix and republish blog feeds filtered for specific content -- for example, a fan site for a specific band could create a news feed from multiple general music sites that publishes only stories about that specific band. ZapTXT also powers email, IM, and SMS alerts for sites like TheStreet.com. blogging. linkedin. MORE

Get the answers to these questions plus learn more about the largest and the fastest-growing social bookmarking and social networking sites in this installment of some of the best SMO blog posts and articles written so far in 2008. OldSchool, shows how to dramatically grow the number of high-quality backlinks to your website by using social bookmarking sites and blogs. MORE

Over the last few years blogging has become a recognized marketing tool as a component of a social media strategy. While businesses used to scratch their head as to why they should be fiddling with something that was originally created for individuals, B2B marketing professionals should now realize that a blog can and should play a central role in their content marketing efforts as well as provide the foundation for their social media engagement. Become an Industry Resource – Blogging shouldn’t be about you – it’s about them , your target customers! MORE

100 percent of colleges and universities studied are using some form of social media, up from 95 % last year, 85% in 2009 and 61% in 2008. Eighty-four percent have a school Twitter account (up from 59%) and 66% have a blog (up from 51%). College admissions professionals are flocking to LinkedIn with 47% on the professional networking site, up from 16% last year. MORE

Some are using twitter and LinkedIn , and some have great staff members who are passing the value up the chain. Don't just throw your logo out and send a promotion, use Whitepapers, use Webinars, publish an informative blog, bring value. Great place to use twitter to share valuable information or LinkedIn Answers. Some will list these organizations in their LinkedIn profile. MORE

Published in June 23rd, 2008. On my blog I write about how to use the tools - the different social networking sites - but the tools come and go - what’s important is the art of networking.Â And, that’s why (I think) - I’ve been successful using these tools. admin said, in June 23rd, 2008 at 3:44 pm. Beth said, in June 23rd, 2008 at 5:42 pm. MORE

By Lauren Trees on June 26, 2008. By Darcy Lemons on June 23, 2008. By Carla ODell on June 18, 2008. In the current issue of Inside Knowledge magazine, editor Jerry Ash raises the same question that Chris Hearne brought up in this blog a few days ago : If virtual is so great, how come conferences are booming? By Lauren Trees on June 17, 2008. Our new KM Edge groups on LinkedIn and Facebook. If you already have a profile on one of these sites, joining is easy--just click the links above. By Lauren Trees on June 13, 2008. KM Blog. MORE

So, if I’m getting results, why do many business people still say, “I’m on LinkedIn – now what?” So you’re on LinkedIn – now what? I was the 102,794 th person to create a LinkedIn profile on January 7, 2004. (To figure out what number you were – see Jason’s blog entry, What Number Are You On LinkedIn? Tweet. MORE

Does blogging still make sense for your business? Is a business blog worth the time you need to research, write, format and publish quality content? Some busy professionals ask me if it’s worth it to blog or would keeping in touch with people through social media sites work just as well? Publishing a quality blog requires time and effort. What do you think? MORE

How about, “I received all of these LinkedIn invites, but I thought they were such a nuisance! Indeed, the only positive thing to come out of not digging our wells before we are thirsty is to finally realize the power of LinkedIn in helping us build out our personal brand, professional networking, and ultimately being instrumental in helping us land a job. Thanks! 1.) Analyze. MORE

May 22, 2008. Comment by Jonny Goldstein on May 22, 2008 @ 12:19 am. Comment by Dr. Wright on May 22, 2008 @ 12:22 am. Comment by Rahsheen on May 22, 2008 @ 12:28 am. Comment by Melissa (Pronoia) Pierce on May 22, 2008 @ 12:29 am. whoa, getting goosebumps with all the I believe stuff, starting to think that Chris Brogan is the Morphius of the blogging world. MORE

Friday, June 20, 2008. Ill be on a break from blogging for the next two weeks to concentrate on: My family My dissertation See you in a couple of weeks. Thursday, June 19, 2008. Wednesday, June 18, 2008. As I blogged earlier , I think there are three main groups we should be targeting: organizations, individuals, and business/vocational schools (higher ed and even high school vocational/business programs). Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Monday, June 16, 2008. Friday, June 13, 2008. Thursday, June 12, 2008. Tuesday, June 10, 2008. MORE

While reddit and Wikipedia are probably two of the most influential and powerful media platforms online today, they’re also the most intimidating because so many of us in the PR and marketing world have been not only burned but sent home tarred and feathers, never to go anywhere close to either of these sites ever again. “Why should I?,” ” No you can’t. MORE

Next week I’ll discuss how I use LinkedIn’s new writing platform to get my ideas to my business network; this week, however, I’m showing you how you can tap Medium’s social network , friend network, and import tool to take your under-read and unappreciated articles and shoehorn them into the hottest and most chic writer’s platform ever invented. Copy and paste? MORE

Written by Sarah Perez / May 21, 2008 7:00 AM. / 25 Comments. To get a feel for what students are studying in Social Media U, you only need to do a web search because many of the students arent just learning how to, theyre blogging about it too. Of course, the entirety of social media cant be summed up in one blog post, so these are just a handful of subjects listed below. MORE

LinkedIn Tips and Tweaks: Do More with your LinkedIn Account. If you are on LinkedIn but haven’t had a chance to explore all the features yet, this quick LinkedIn guide should come in handy. It shares tweaks and some lesser known features of LinkedIn that help you do more with your profile. You should be logged into LinkedIn for any of these tips to work. 1. Export LinkedIn Contacts. To export your LinkedIn contacts to Outlook or your Gmail address book, go here and save the details of your LinkedIn connections as a CSV file. MORE

Filed under Inside-Out Thinking , Successful Blog |. -->. In the age of Facebook, Plaxo and LinkedIn, it is all to easy to start thinking of the network as numbers. Hey Liz, I found your site on Sphinn. Why all the Fuss about Blogs in Marketing Strategies? Words of a Broken Mirror said. […] blogs make networking a true pleasure. in 50 Words - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas. Success Can Come Right Out of Nowhere - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas. Blog Syndication. MORE

Social Search at LinkedIn Beats Google. Written by Bernard Lunn / May 21, 2008 11:15 AM. / 12 Comments. The site that provides a better search experience than Google? Business social network LinkedIn. Long time readers of this blog know that I have already chronicled my success at using LinkedIn for both business development and recruiting. So it is not a surprise to me that LinkedIn is seeing easily the highest growth rate among social networking sites. When LinkedIn Wont Work. Before using LinkedIn, I tried Google. Last100. MORE

July 30, 2008 · No Comments. I was reading the May 2008 issue of American Libraries and the Internet Librarian column by Joseph Janes jumped out at me with the potential to be immediately useful to me at work (which is not in a library). It brings to mind a huge site I used a few times in college called Atomic Learning.Â blogging. LinkedIn. August 2008. July 2008. June 2008. May 2008. April 2008. Blog at WordPress.com. Doing Good Things Well. Front Page. About. ← Addressing Communication Escalation. intro. MORE

Make Your LinkedIn Profile Work for You. May 19, 2008. LinkedIn is a professional network built around one’s employment capabilities. People who use LinkedIn expertly, like Christopher S. Here are some thoughts on amping up your LinkedIn presence. The first horror show I see when reading other people’s LinkedIn profiles is that they’re written completely dry, as if robots are the only thing that will read them. LinkedIn has an official opinion on connecting up with others. Comment by HjÃ¶rtur SmÃ¡rason on May 19, 2008 @ 7:13 am.

Written by Sarah Perez / May 21, 2008 7:00 AM. / 25 Comments. To get a feel for what students are studying in Social Media U, you only need to do a web search because many of the students arent just learning how to, theyre blogging about it too. Of course, the entirety of social media cant be summed up in one blog post, so these are just a handful of subjects listed below.

LinkedIn Tips and Tweaks: Do More with your LinkedIn Account. If you are on LinkedIn but haven’t had a chance to explore all the features yet, this quick LinkedIn guide should come in handy. It shares tweaks and some lesser known features of LinkedIn that help you do more with your profile. You should be logged into LinkedIn for any of these tips to work. 1. Export LinkedIn Contacts. To export your LinkedIn contacts to Outlook or your Gmail address book, go here and save the details of your LinkedIn connections as a CSV file.

The Bamboo Project Blog. The Power of Blogging ISNT Just in Reading Them. RANT ALERT! ) In a few weeks were going to be looking at blogs in the Work Literacy course. As we think about that module and the fact that for most people, their primary interaction with blogs is to read them, Im growing impatient with this idea from a learning perspective. Week 3-- Blogs.

Filed under Inside-Out Thinking , Successful Blog |. -->. In the age of Facebook, Plaxo and LinkedIn, it is all to easy to start thinking of the network as numbers. Hey Liz, I found your site on Sphinn. Why all the Fuss about Blogs in Marketing Strategies? Words of a Broken Mirror said. […] blogs make networking a true pleasure. in 50 Words - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas. Success Can Come Right Out of Nowhere - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas. Blog Syndication.

Next week I’ll discuss how I use LinkedIn’s new writing platform to get my ideas to my business network; this week, however, I’m showing you how you can tap Medium’s social network , friend network, and import tool to take your under-read and unappreciated articles and shoehorn them into the hottest and most chic writer’s platform ever invented. Copy and paste?

This is certainly understandable, given all of the projects on their plates on a daily basis -- from setting up workflows , to analyzing blog metrics , to creating premier content. To get a glimpse of just what kinds of popular marketing groups -- and even niche communities within marketing, like blogging and social -- there are on the social media site, check out our list below.

Written by Josh Catone / March 4, 2008 8:06 PM. / 26 Comments. It allows users to easily keep track of news from multiple web sites because updates are delivered directly to them. Blastfeeds keyword filters can also be used to remix and republish blog feeds filtered for specific content -- for example, a fan site for a specific band could create a news feed from multiple general music sites that publishes only stories about that specific band. ZapTXT also powers email, IM, and SMS alerts for sites like TheStreet.com. blogging. linkedin.

So, if I’m getting results, why do many business people still say, “I’m on LinkedIn – now what?” So you’re on LinkedIn – now what? I was the 102,794 th person to create a LinkedIn profile on January 7, 2004. (To figure out what number you were – see Jason’s blog entry, What Number Are You On LinkedIn? Tweet.

Does blogging still make sense for your business? Is a business blog worth the time you need to research, write, format and publish quality content? Some busy professionals ask me if it’s worth it to blog or would keeping in touch with people through social media sites work just as well? Publishing a quality blog requires time and effort. What do you think?

By Lauren Trees on June 26, 2008. By Darcy Lemons on June 23, 2008. By Carla ODell on June 18, 2008. In the current issue of Inside Knowledge magazine, editor Jerry Ash raises the same question that Chris Hearne brought up in this blog a few days ago : If virtual is so great, how come conferences are booming? By Lauren Trees on June 17, 2008. Our new KM Edge groups on LinkedIn and Facebook. If you already have a profile on one of these sites, joining is easy--just click the links above. By Lauren Trees on June 13, 2008. KM Blog.

» Technology PR Sessions at 2008 PRSA Conference. Several sessions at the 2008 PRSA conference, scheduled for October 25-28 in Detroit, look particularly relevant for those of us involved in PR for technology products and services: "Word of mouth" marketing and many social media sessions. Learn more about the 2008 PRSA conference. WriteSpark Blog Feeds.

Filed under Inside-Out Thinking , Successful Blog |. -->. In the age of Facebook, Plaxo and LinkedIn, it is all to easy to start thinking of the network as numbers. Hey Liz, I found your site on Sphinn. Why all the Fuss about Blogs in Marketing Strategies? Words of a Broken Mirror said. […] blogs make networking a true pleasure. in 50 Words - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas. Success Can Come Right Out of Nowhere - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas. Blog Syndication.

Next week I’ll discuss how I use LinkedIn’s new writing platform to get my ideas to my business network; this week, however, I’m showing you how you can tap Medium’s social network , friend network, and import tool to take your under-read and unappreciated articles and shoehorn them into the hottest and most chic writer’s platform ever invented. Copy and paste?

This is certainly understandable, given all of the projects on their plates on a daily basis -- from setting up workflows , to analyzing blog metrics , to creating premier content. To get a glimpse of just what kinds of popular marketing groups -- and even niche communities within marketing, like blogging and social -- there are on the social media site, check out our list below.

Friday, June 20, 2008. Ill be on a break from blogging for the next two weeks to concentrate on: My family My dissertation See you in a couple of weeks. Thursday, June 19, 2008. Wednesday, June 18, 2008. As I blogged earlier , I think there are three main groups we should be targeting: organizations, individuals, and business/vocational schools (higher ed and even high school vocational/business programs). Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Monday, June 16, 2008. Friday, June 13, 2008. Thursday, June 12, 2008. Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

How about, “I received all of these LinkedIn invites, but I thought they were such a nuisance! Indeed, the only positive thing to come out of not digging our wells before we are thirsty is to finally realize the power of LinkedIn in helping us build out our personal brand, professional networking, and ultimately being instrumental in helping us land a job. Thanks! 1.) Analyze.

100 percent of colleges and universities studied are using some form of social media, up from 95 % last year, 85% in 2009 and 61% in 2008. Eighty-four percent have a school Twitter account (up from 59%) and 66% have a blog (up from 51%). College admissions professionals are flocking to LinkedIn with 47% on the professional networking site, up from 16% last year.

Over the last few years blogging has become a recognized marketing tool as a component of a social media strategy. While businesses used to scratch their head as to why they should be fiddling with something that was originally created for individuals, B2B marketing professionals should now realize that a blog can and should play a central role in their content marketing efforts as well as provide the foundation for their social media engagement. Become an Industry Resource – Blogging shouldn’t be about you – it’s about them , your target customers!

It's that time of year when reporters, bloggers and companies take out their crystal ball to predict trends for 2008. As PR has the opportunity to manage social media relationships, then how do you balance and measure the impact of "long tail" relations will be key in 2008. . Tom Pick of Web Market Central also provided me with his predictions for 2008. del.icio.us

This week I found a new site that you can use to compare how you're company is doing on the blogosphere versus your competition. liked this site because it graphically represented the trends on a timeline and allows you to drill into them to see the actual blog posts. PS - a new source to look out for when tracking your brand is Linkedin. What are the trends? Chad H.

Because of this many of them have appeared on my blog either in summary format or in a live podcast (I never pass up the chance to chase one of these guys down for a quick chat). This year I am going to do it again but I will be Moblogging and Microblogging right there from the site. find ideas hit me as I listen to each speaker and I want to get these out to you as fast as possible.

Social Search at LinkedIn Beats Google. Written by Bernard Lunn / May 21, 2008 11:15 AM. / 12 Comments. The site that provides a better search experience than Google? Business social network LinkedIn. Long time readers of this blog know that I have already chronicled my success at using LinkedIn for both business development and recruiting. So it is not a surprise to me that LinkedIn is seeing easily the highest growth rate among social networking sites. When LinkedIn Wont Work. Before using LinkedIn, I tried Google. Last100.

Which social media sites are the most valuable? Where can you find free tools to help monitor buzz about your company across blogs, Twitter on online forums? Read on to discover all of this and more in some of the best blog posts and articles on social media and Web 2.0 so far in 2008. Some rankings are surprising ( Webkinz is worth more than LinkedIn ?),

How can small businesses cost-effectively add sophisticated capabilities like custom search and social networking features to their sites? Learn the answers to these questions and more in some of the best blog posts and articles on website design published so far in 2008. Why do some websites fail to achieve objectives? How can you whip an underperforming website into shape?

With blogs, websites, videos, social media and a host of other options available as promotional avenues, the prospect of beginning the actual marketing part of content marketing can seem…daunting to say the least. Blogs are an offshoot of your website, yet they deserve a mention of their own. Check out the Harvard Student Blog for example. Put it on LinkedIn in. Geyer).

Get the answers to these questions plus learn more about the largest and the fastest-growing social bookmarking and social networking sites in this installment of some of the best SMO blog posts and articles written so far in 2008. OldSchool, shows how to dramatically grow the number of high-quality backlinks to your website by using social bookmarking sites and blogs.

Some are using twitter and LinkedIn , and some have great staff members who are passing the value up the chain. Don't just throw your logo out and send a promotion, use Whitepapers, use Webinars, publish an informative blog, bring value. Great place to use twitter to share valuable information or LinkedIn Answers. Some will list these organizations in their LinkedIn profile.

While reddit and Wikipedia are probably two of the most influential and powerful media platforms online today, they’re also the most intimidating because so many of us in the PR and marketing world have been not only burned but sent home tarred and feathers, never to go anywhere close to either of these sites ever again. “Why should I?,” ” No you can’t.

November 11, 2008 in Case Studies | Permalink. WriteSpark Blog Feeds. Writer on LinkedIn. All content on this blog is Copyright (c) 2007-current year by Janice King/WriteSpark, except as noted. Disclosure: I have an affiliate relationship with some of the suppliers and products mentioned on this blog. WriteSpark Tech Marcom Insights. Case Studies. Sales Materials.

Published in June 23rd, 2008. On my blog I write about how to use the tools - the different social networking sites - but the tools come and go - what’s important is the art of networking.Â And, that’s why (I think) - I’ve been successful using these tools. admin said, in June 23rd, 2008 at 3:44 pm. Beth said, in June 23rd, 2008 at 5:42 pm.

Home Â» Blog. By leelefever on June 10, 2008 - 9:20am. Web Site - Were fans of content management platforms like Drupal , Wordpress , etc. We only know basic html, so when were working with designers on a new Common Craft site, we make easy, lightweight management a big priority. Our web site, our videos, our photos are all on. hi love this site. blogging.

May 22, 2008. Comment by Jonny Goldstein on May 22, 2008 @ 12:19 am. Comment by Dr. Wright on May 22, 2008 @ 12:22 am. Comment by Rahsheen on May 22, 2008 @ 12:28 am. Comment by Melissa (Pronoia) Pierce on May 22, 2008 @ 12:29 am. whoa, getting goosebumps with all the I believe stuff, starting to think that Chris Brogan is the Morphius of the blogging world.

Some are using twitter and LinkedIn , and some have great staff members who are passing the value up the chain. Don't just throw your logo out and send a promotion, use Whitepapers, use Webinars, publish an informative blog, bring value. Great place to use twitter to share valuable information or LinkedIn Answers. Some will list these organizations in their LinkedIn profile.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008. Tony and Michelles comment on my blog about "simplifying" a framework to make it accessible reminded me of the comments members of a group of researchers I belong to are always saying about my models/frameworks: They are very complex. Subscribe to this blog. Blog Archive. ▼ 2008. (60). How did I get here (blogging). Posts.

With that said, today I’m going to get a little meta on you – but with a purpose. I want to share a list of tactics and approaches I’ve used/experimented with at this blog to attract from 40,000-250,000 organic visitors monthly and more than 8,500 RSS/email readers. This is in the hopes of inspiring some new ideas to help your blog or your client’s blog. 1.

briefly met Susan at the Blogger Social but didn't fully realize that this was the same person behind the Boobs On Ice blog, which chronicles her experiences and recovery. Now this has inspired a flickr group and a rumored site. Yet, the true power doesn't lie in the applications we use - blogs, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. The catch? Anyone Cam, where is it?

And is much quicker than drafting a blog post from scratch =). did forward me this description of how they leveraged Facebook to drive students to an online animation school ( [link] : Animation Mentor, an online animation school, is perfect for Facebook because it has tons of great content (video, events, pictures), a strong (current) student presence on the site, and our target customers (potential students) use the site regularly. Finally, we promoted the page off of Facebook using an Animation blog. . Summary: Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. â€. .

Social media networks and blogs consume nearly 25% of people’s time online. The number of people who are visiting social media sites has increased by 24% over the last year. The average visitor spends 66% more time on these sites than they did a year ago. Americans spent nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs in 2010, up from 15.8

Harry Hoover at the THINKing blog recently asked his readers this question and posted some of the responses. While clearly not a statistical sampling, LinkedIn and Facebook were mentioned prominently by nearly all respondents. This is based on the past 12 months worth of traffic data for this blog and for the WebMarketCentral marketing portal site.

July 30, 2008 · No Comments. I was reading the May 2008 issue of American Libraries and the Internet Librarian column by Joseph Janes jumped out at me with the potential to be immediately useful to me at work (which is not in a library). It brings to mind a huge site I used a few times in college called Atomic Learning.Â blogging. LinkedIn. August 2008. July 2008. June 2008. May 2008. April 2008. Blog at WordPress.com. Doing Good Things Well. Front Page. About. ← Addressing Communication Escalation. intro.